Bottle stopper



July 3l, 1923. ,463.l98

v. E. DANCE BOTTLE IsToPPER Filed Sept. 1, 1921 ToaZZ whomz't may concern.:

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Applicationv ied September' Be it known that l, V o'roRIA E. DANCE,v

a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, inA the county of Butler and State of Chio, have invented certain-new. and useful Improvements in Bottle Stopp ers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle Stoppers. One of its objects is to provide abottlestopper, adapted to be used with milk bottles for instance,and in which lthe stopper is provided with a tongue to be grasped and pulled upon to remove the stopper, 'and which tongue when not in use lies Hush with one face ofthe stopper. Another object is to provide a bottle stopper4 having a tongue to be grasped to remove the stopper, and Whichjongue does not'project or in any manner interfere with the capping machine or operatiomor printing of trademarks or"advertising matter upon the bottle stopper. Another object is tol provide an improved paper fiber bottle stopper having a-tongue housed in a recess in one face of the stopper when not in use. Another object I is to provide an improved reinforced paper liber bottle stopperrhavingA a tongue housed when not lin use in a recess inone face of the stopper.. My invention also comprises cert-ain details of form, combination,A and arrangement, -all of which will be fully set forth in thedescription of theV accompanying drawings in which: v

`ig. l, is a perspective view of a milk bottle land stopper embodying my invention.' Fig. 2, is a plan view of the ,stopper detached. I

Fig. 3, is afsectional detail taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 with the tongue in place lush with the upper face of the stoper.

Fig. 4f is a view similar to ig. 3, with the tongue raised to operative position.

Fig. 5, is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating a modication. f y,

Fig. 6, is a; view similar to Fig. 3, taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.A f Fig. 7 is a View .similar to Fig'. 6, with the tongue rased to operative osition.

Fig. 8, is a. view similar to ig. 2, illustrating Aanother modification. v f

Fig. 9,is a view similar to]A Fig. 3, taken on line 9-9 of Fig. "8.

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail taken online 10E-10 of Fig. 1. l v

The accompanying drawings `illustrate the `trance to the container.

0F HAMILTON', OHIO.

i, 1921. serial no. 497,688.

preferred embodiments of my invention, in which 15 represents a milk bottle or similar container the entrance 16 to which it is desired to close with a permanent or semi-perao manent stopper. The entrance to the container is provided with an annular or cylindrical wall 17 terminating in an annular shoulder 18. 'llhe stopper isA preferably of paper ber, as for insta-noe a lsingle sheet of es' card board orwbuilt up from a plurality ofy sheets of cardboard united together. The Stoppers are preferably stamped of the same outline as. the wall 17 of the container and so as to makea tight t with .the wall 17 e.

and to rest upon the shoulder 18 when forced into the entrance of the container. .lt is desirable to have the trade-mark and other advertising nnatter of the party issu; ing 'the containers printed upon the stop- 73 pers and it is desirable also to have a tongue carried by the stopper adapted to be grasped by the lingers in order to lift or remove the stopper from the entrance to the container.-` ln order to provide such Stoppers having a so tongue by means of which the stopper may be conveniently removed and in which the tongue does not interfere with the applica-"- tion of printing to the upper or outer faceh .f off'the' stopper to which the tongue isalso e5 attached, or interfere with the present` method and apparatus for bottle capping, l provide, Figs. 8,9, and 10, a tongue 22 which rhas a hinge joint or flexible connection atw24 attaching the tongue of the stopper.' The 90 tongue is seated in a recess 25vformed in the upper or outer face of the stopper so that the upper or outer trace of the tongue. when not in use lies inthe same plane with and forms part of the upper or outer face of the stopper to receive they printed matter and said tongue is only llfted or* projected f from the face of the stopper when employed to lift the )sto per from they eny.eXerting a pull on the v.tongue at an angle to the face of the stopper the stopper is more Ireadily st si .and ultimately removed from'the entran to the container. lln themmodiication Figs. 8 and 9 the stopper 20 1s composed of an ytot partially severing the from the body I of the stopper, thereby at the same time forming the recess to receive the tongue,

` While the tongue retains a hinge connection stopper is produced by uniting two relatively thin sections of cardboard 30 and 31 to form the'body of the stopper along the dotted line 32. The section 30 is imperforate, while the section 31 is cut entirely.

through along a line 33 to partially separate a tongue 34 from the section 31. l/Vhen the two sections 30 and 31 are united the tongue 34 lies in a recess 35 formed in the body of lthe [stopper with its upper face flush with the upper face of the stopper-as indicated 'in Figs. 2 and 3 until required to lift the stopper out of the entrance to the container when the tongue 34 is lifted turning upon its hinge connection 36 to substantially the position shown in Fig. 4. lin order to prevent any tendency for the stopper to tear at the root of the tongue ll preferably terminate the cut 33 in small smooth walled perforations 33'.

lln the modification Figs. 5, 6, and 7 the stopper is reinforced'to more eilectually prevent the tongue 44 being torn loose at its root or hinge portion 4 5 from the body of the stopper. @ne or both of the relatively thin sections of cardboard or similar material 41 and 42 are reinforced by facing them with a cloth ribbon or thread of textile material or other material 46 difficult to be torn or severed, and which so strengthens the tongue and its connection to the body of. the stopper as to make it practically impossible to tear the tongue loose from the stopper. rlllhe tongue 44 is partially severed from the section 42 by a line 43 cut entirely through the section 42 and preferably through one section 46 before the sections 41 and 42 are united. The section 41 is imperforate, and the sections 41 and 42 are united together along the line between the yadjacent, faces ofy members 46' with the .tongue 44 housed in a recess 48 with the outer face of the tongue dush with the outer face of the stopper. lln the modification Fig. 5, ll have terminated the out 43 in outwardly curved ends 43 to prevent any tendency for the stopper to tear at the root of the tongue. ln Fig. 8, l have shown similarly outwardly curved ends'25' at thebase of the tongue 22.

l 'llhe printing may be applied before the stopper sections are stamped or may be applied afterwards. The stoppers may be coated with-parafn wax or similar substance Ato render them substantially water .g f r( Meeres proof. The tongue does not interfere m any manner with the bottle capping' mechanism or methods at present employed.

'llhe articles herein shown and described are capable rof considerable modication without departing from the spirit of my irl-5 ventionl i What l claim is: y 1. A disk shaped imperforate bottle stopper having a tongue to project from one face thereof and to serve as a handle to remove the stopper, said tongue being wider at its base than at its free end and bein normally seated in a recess in the face of t e stopper with its outer face flush withone face of the stopper and adapted to be lifted out of said f recess and graspedl to remove the stopper from the bottle, the slit separating said tongue from the stopperbeing outwardlyV turnedat the base of the tongue tosubstanf tia-lly right angles tothe axis of the tongue to cause the root of the tongue to be ,its point .of y.maximum strength. 2.*Avelislrshaped imperforate per having a tongue toproject from one face thereof and to serve ias a handle to remove the stopper', -said tongue being widerat its base than at its free end and being normally seated in a recess in the face ofthe stopper with itsl outer face .flush with one face of the `stopper and adapted to be lifted out of said recess and grasped to remove the stopper from the bottle, the slit separating said tongue from` the stopper being outwardly` normally seated in a recess in the face of the stopper with its outer face flushwith one face of the stopper and adapted to be lifted out of said recess and grasped to remove the stopper from the bottle, the slit separating said tongue from the'- stopper being outwardly curved at opposite ends at opposi' sides of the base of the tongue and terminating in smooth walled recesses at opposite bottle stopends of the base of the tongue to cause the root of the tongue to be its point yof maximum width and strength and :to prevent tearing of the stopper at the base of the tongue. '1

ln testimony whereof ll have affixed my I signature. 

